Abdominal wall desmoid tumor

Case contributed by Michael P Hartung
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Abdominal wall mass.

Patient Data

Age: 30 years
Gender: Female

Right rectus abdominis soft tissue mass projecting anteriorly into the subcutaneous fat.

Case Discussion

Typical appearance of a rectus abdominis desmoid tumor, which has associations with occurring in the body wall following childbirth (this occurred within a year of giving birth). This was biopsied and resected confirming the pathologic diagnosis of desmoid-type fibromatosis.

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